Good for her!
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At one point, Rodrigo high-fived members of the audience before joining her dancers for a choreographed segment before confetti began to drop on the crowd and she shattered the video camera with her microphone.
Rodrigo soon returned to the stage to accept the award for song of the year for her breakthrough hit “Drivers License.”
“I want to thank all of you guys the fans. This is so incredible,” she said as she accepted her Moon Person trophy. “This has been the most magical year of my life and it is all because of you guys so thank you so much. Thank you to the VMAs and everyone who helped me makeSour.
“I want to dedicate this award to all the girls who write songs on their bedroom floor… speaking your mind and sharing your work is one of the most beautiful things in the world,” she added.
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Rodrigo received five nominations for the night, including artist of the year, song of the year, best new artist, best pop and push the performance of the year following a breakthrough 2021 that cemented her status as a pop superstar. She won push performance of the year for “Drivers License” during the VMAs pre-show.
She first made a name for herself in January with her debut single"Driver’s License,“then scored two more hits with"Deja Vu"and"Good 4 U"off her albumSour.
Olivia Rodrigo.Theo Wargo/Getty
TheHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Seriesstarspoke to PEOPLE this summerand explained that while she knowsSourwas full of heartbreak anthems, she’s in a much different headspace now.
“I’m just constantly learning and growing at such a rapid rate,” she said. “I’m writing songs and I’m really happy. I’m a lot happier than I was when I wrote that record, which is great.”
“I’m a lot more confident, which I think is a good aspect of growing up,” she said. “We’ll see what the next era brings, but I’m excited to start working on it.”
She did, however, express pride in the fact that so many people turned to her music in their darkest times.
“It means the absolute world to me,” she said. “I feel like if a girl writes a song about heartbreak, very often people start criticizing her for feeling those emotions, and only writing about that. I do just love a heartbreak song. I literally wrote breakup songs before I ever held a boy’s hand. So, who knows? Maybe I’ll continue to do that, or maybe I’ll branch out? I just love writing music, and I hope that people continue to listen.”
Rodrigo performed at the VMAs alongside stars likeCamila Cabello, Chloë of Chloe x Halle, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow,Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, The Kid LAROI, Kim Petras, Lil Nas X, Machine Gun Kelly, Shawn Mendes, Ozuna and more.
source: people.com
